New American Standard Bible 1995

Psalms 40:1-5

1Iwaitedקַוֹּ֣הka.VohH6960patientlyקִוִּ֣יתִיki.Vi.tiH6960for the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;And He inclinedוַיֵּ֥טvai.YetH5186to me andheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֥עvai.yish.Ma'H8085my cryשַׁוְעָתִֽי׃shav.'a.TiH7775.

2He broughtוַיַּעֲלֵ֤נִי׀vai.ya.'a.Le.niH5927me up out of thepitמִבּ֥וֹרmi.BorH953of destructionשָׁאוֹן֮sha.'OnH7588, out of themiryהַיָּ֫וֵ֥ןhai.Ya.VenH3121clayמִטִּ֪יטmi.TitH2916, AndHe setוַיָּ֖קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965my feetרַגְלַ֗יrag.LaiH7272upon a rockסֶ֥לַעSe.la'H5553makingH3559my footstepsH804firmH3559.

3He putוַיִּתֵּ֬ןvai.yi.TenH5414anewחָדָשׁ֮cha.DashH2319songשִׁ֥ירshirH7892in my mouthבְּפִ֨י׀be.FiH6310,a songH8416of praiseתְּהִלָּ֪הte.hi.LahH8416to our Godלֵֽאלֹ֫הֵ֥ינוּle.Lo.Hei.nuH430;Manyרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227willseeיִרְא֣וּyir.'UH7200and fearוְיִירָ֑אוּve.yi.Ra.'uH3372And will trustוְ֝יִבְטְח֗וּve.yiv.te.ChuH982in the Lordבַּיהוָֽה׃ba.Yah.wehH3068.

4Howblessedאַ֥שְֽׁרֵי'Ash.reiH835is the manהַגֶּ֗בֶרha.Ge.verH1397whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has madeשָׂ֣םsamH7760the LordH3068his trustמִבְטַח֑וֹmiv.ta.ChoH4009, And has notturnedפָנָ֥הfa.NahH6437to the proudרְ֝הָבִ֗יםre.ha.VimH7295, nor to those wholapseוְשָׂטֵ֥יve.sa.TeiH7750into falsehoodכָזָֽב׃kha.ZavH3577.

5Manyרַבּ֤וֹתra.BotH7227, O LordH3068my Godאֱלֹהַי֮'e.lo.HaiH430, arethe wondersנִֽפְלְאֹתֶ֥יךָnif.le.'o.Tei.khaH6381which You have doneעָשִׂ֨יתָ׀'a.Si.taH6213, And Yourthoughtsוּמַחְשְׁבֹתֶ֗יךָu.mach.she.vo.Tei.khaH4284towardH413us;ThereH369is noneH369to compareעֲרֹ֬ךְ'a.RokhH6186with You.If I would declareאַגִּ֥ידָה'a.Gi.dahH5046and speakוַאֲדַבֵּ֑רָהva.'a.da.Be.rahH1696of them, Theywould be tooH4480numerousעָ֝צְמ֗וּ'a.tze.MuH6105to countמִסַּפֵּֽר׃mi.sa.PerH5608.

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